adminLAS VEGAS. — Showtime Networks announced on Thursday that last Saturday’s fight between Floyd Mayweather and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, billed as “The One,” generated a record US$150 million in pay-per-view revenue on 2,2 million buys. It breaks the record of US$136 million for Mayweather’s 2007 fight against Oscar De La Hoya, but falls short of the 2,5 buys for that bout.
“It shows the health of boxing and that it can deliver at the highest level,” says Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy which promoted both Mayweather fights.
Showtime, owned by CBS CBS, is still counting PPV receipts from distributors and says “The One” has a shot at catching the 2007 De La Hoya fight in terms of total buys.
The initial report had the 2007 fight at 2,15 million buys, but the total has grown over the years as more distributors reported sales of the event. Schaefer says money was still coming in last year for the 2007 fight. “It is the gift that keeps on giving,” he says.
Mayweather received a record guaranteed purse of US$41,5 million purse for the fight, and as co-promoter with Golden Boy, he will also reap the spoils of the PPV haul.
Mayweather is set to earn more than US$80 million from the fight. — AFP.
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